The holes in Hillary Clinton's climate plan
She has avoided taking stands on Keystone XL, fracking, oil exports and Arctic offshore drilling. . .
She declined yet again Monday to say where she stands on Keystone.
That means that liberals longing for Clinton to erase what they see as the dirtiest spot on President Barack Obama’s environmental record — his support for an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy that includes domestic oil and gas drilling — have to keep waiting. Greens want to cheer for Clinton, but Democratic rivals Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley are already trying to outflank her with even more ambitious climate plans, while the GOP attacks her from the right. . .
Clinton’s campaign described Monday’s speech as “just the beginning” of a broader energy plan, promising future proposals to cut U.S. oil use — without mention of natural gas consumption — and ensure “safe and responsible” drilling by putting some lands off-limits. But the former first lady has already declined to endorse a ban on fossil-fuel development on public lands, which O’Malley has backed, and she hewed to a years-long pattern in declining to take a position on Keystone.
O’Malley’s deputy campaign manager, Lis Smith, slammed Clinton again Monday for avoiding Keystone, and for failing to publicly oppose drilling off the Alaska coast.
“Real leadership is about forging public opinion on issues like Keystone — not following it,” Smith said in a statement that touted O’Malley’s goal of 100-percent clean power by 2050. ”Every Democrat should follow his lead and take a stand to commit to ending our reliance on fossil fuels.”
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